Chattanooga Lookouts pitcher Chris Reed delivers for the World team during the third inning of the MLB All-Star Futures game Sunday in Kansas City, Mo.KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When Gerrit Cole and Jameson Taillon walk into locker rooms after minor league games, they tinker with the TV.
“The Pirates team is always on in the clubhouse,” Cole said.
To the extent that technology filters down to farm teams.
“Right when we finish, we try to find them if they’ve got that MLB HD package,” Taillon said.
Pittsburgh is hot after almost two decades of struggles, and Cole and Taillon are among the top young players hoping to join the fun in the not-to-distant future.